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September 12, 2012 10:39 AM

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An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and killed the US ambassador and three other Americans. (STR/AFP/GettyImages) less

An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said ... more

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A vehicle and surrounding buildings smolder after they were set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and killed the US ambassador and three other Americansd. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages) less

A vehicle and surrounding buildings smolder after they were set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the ... more

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A vehicle and the surrounding area are engulfed in flames after it was set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and killed the US ambassador and three other Americans. ( STR/AFP/GettyImages) less

A vehicle and the surrounding area are engulfed in flames after it was set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, ... more

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In this photo posted on the U.S. Embassy Tripoli Facebook page on Aug. 12, 2012, U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, right, talks to boys in Tripoli, Libya. Libyan officials say the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans have been killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy Tripoli) less

In this photo posted on the U.S. Embassy Tripoli Facebook page on Aug. 12, 2012, U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, right, talks to boys in Tripoli, Libya. Libyan officials say the U.S. ambassador ... more

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A vehicle sits smoldering in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Wednesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and set fire to the building, killing one American, witnesses and officials said. (STR/AFP/GettyImages) less

A vehicle sits smoldering in flames after being set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi late on Wednesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US ... more

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A vehicle and the surrounding buildings burn after they were set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and killed the US ambassador.(STR/AFP/GettyImages) less

A vehicle and the surrounding buildings burn after they were set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, ... more

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A vehicle and the surrounding area are engulfed in flames after it was set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended Islam, attacked the US consulate in Benghazi and killed the U.S. ambassador. (STR/AFP/GettyImages) less

A vehicle and the surrounding area are engulfed in flames after it was set on fire inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, late on Tuesday. An armed mob protesting over a film they said offended ... more

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The U.S. Consulate after an attack by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri) less

The U.S. Consulate after an attack by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed. (AP ... more

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Damages after an attack on the U.S. Consulate by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri) less

Damages after an attack on the U.S. Consulate by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were ... more

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A burned car is seen after an attack on the U.S. Consulate by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri) less

A burned car is seen after an attack on the U.S. Consulate by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other ... more

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The wreckage of a car sits inside the US Embassy compound on Wednesday in Benghazi, Libya, following an overnight attack on the building. The US ambassador to Libya and three of his colleagues were killed in an attack on the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city by Islamists outraged over an amateur American-made Internet video mocking Islam, less than six months after being appointed to his post. ( STRINGER/AFP/GettyImages) less

The wreckage of a car sits inside the US Embassy compound on Wednesday in Benghazi, Libya, following an overnight attack on the building. The US ambassador to Libya and three of his colleagues were killed in an ... more

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A burned house and a car are seen inside the US Embassy compound on Wednesday in Benghazi, Libya following an overnight attack on the building. The US ambassador to Libya and three of his colleagues were killed in an attack on the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city by Islamists outraged over an amateur American-made Internet video mocking Islam, less than six months after being appointed to his post. ( STRINGER/AFP/GettyImages) less

A burned house and a car are seen inside the US Embassy compound on Wednesday in Benghazi, Libya following an overnight attack on the building. The US ambassador to Libya and three of his colleagues were ... more

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A burned building is seen inside the US Embassy compound on Wednesday in Benghazi, Libya, following an overnight attack on the building. The US ambassador to Libya and three of his colleagues were killed in an attack on the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city by Islamists outraged over an amateur American-made Internet video mocking Islam, less than six months after being appointed to his post. ( STRINGER/AFP/GettyImages) less

A burned building is seen inside the US Embassy compound on Wednesday in Benghazi, Libya, following an overnight attack on the building. The US ambassador to Libya and three of his colleagues were killed in an ... more

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A broken window after an attack on the U.S. Consulate by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri) less

A broken window after an attack on the U.S. Consulate by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other ... more

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Libya's Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib, and Mohamed al-Megaryef (unseen), president of Libya's highest political authority the General National Congress, give a news conference on Wednesday in Tripoli, Libya, following an overnight attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. Libya apologised to the United States a day after US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed when an armed mob stormed the American consulate in Benghazi. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/GettyImages) less

Libya's Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib, and Mohamed al-Megaryef (unseen), president of Libya's highest political authority the General National Congress, give a news conference on Wednesday in Tripoli, ... more

U.S. envoy Chris Stevens, center, accompanied by British envoy Christopher Prentice, left, speaks to Council member for Misrata Dr. Suleiman Fortia, right, at the Tibesty Hotel where an African Union delegation was meeting with opposition leaders in Benghazi, Libya on Monday, April 11, 2011. Libyan officials say the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans have been killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The officials say Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed Tuesday night when he and a group of embassy employees went to the consulate to try to evacuate staff. The protesters were firing gunshots and rocket propelled grenades. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) less

U.S. envoy Chris Stevens, center, accompanied by British envoy Christopher Prentice, left, speaks to Council member for Misrata Dr. Suleiman Fortia, right, at the Tibesty Hotel where an African Union delegation ... more

A US State Dept employee walks by one of several plaques honoring its foreign service personell who have died while serving, hanging in the lobby of the US State Department on Wednesday in Washington, DC. US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, at the US consulate compound in Benghazi in the early hours of September 12, 2012, following an overnight attack on the building. Stevens and three of his colleagues were killed in an attack on the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city by Islamists outraged over an amateur American-made Internet video mocking Islam, less than six months after being appointed to his post. ( PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages) less

A US State Dept employee walks by one of several plaques honoring its foreign service personell who have died while serving, hanging in the lobby of the US State Department on Wednesday in Washington, DC. US ... more

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